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Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer (GCMS)

The GCMS actually is two separate instruments combined: a gas chromatograph and a mass spectrometer. The combination makes it a very powerful scientific tool, and the most complex instrument the Atmospheric Experiment Branch has ever built.

Mass Spectrometer Gas Chromatograph Descent Sequence